Title:
Part of a small block with names of the Aten preserved on opposite sides and names of Akhenaten and Nefertiti on one preserved end
Period:
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty:
Dynasty 18
Reign:
reign of Akhenaten
Date:
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Geography:
From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, Pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Medium:
Red quartzite
Dimensions:
H. 8.6 × W. 7.6 × D. 5.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/16 in.), oriented from most complete Aten cartouche side; cartouche: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession Number:
21.9.6